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Original Backrooms Full Photo Set

by: HobbyTown USA of Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Usage: CC0 1.0 Universal
Topics: backrooms, 807, Oregon, Street, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, HobbyTown, USA, bob, mazza
Collection: opensource
Language: English
Item Size: 40.4M

Every photo that was taken alongside the original Backrooms photo.

These were given to the Internet by Bob Mazza, the current owner of HobbyTown USA of Oshkosh.

Some images had to have faces censored at the request of Bob. Great care has been taken to preserve both image quality and metadata in these cases.

Click here to download all files that were on the CD.

Here an ISO file that re-creates the CD:

https://archive.org/details/backrooms-photos-cd

Here is a version of the original blog post, with all of the images restored:
https://nimaid.github.io/backrooms/

Here are even more images of the building:

https://archive.org/details/backrooms-reference-fabfinds

Here are the official blueprints for the building:

https://archive.org/details/backrooms-reference-blueprints

Here is a detailed history of the building:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-dVqG7i2ZeNVnO7IueO_JHx2rRhNpaUojGtO3RlEb3A/edit?usp=sharing

To clarify, Bill did indeed take these pictures while employed by Bob, and he took them technically to document the renovations of his workplace for his boss (Bob), but they were (and still are) best friends, so it was of course a labor of love. The slideshow that originally had the images had a lot of heartfelt messages and funny quips for friends. When Bob sent me that slideshow, he followed it up with the following message:

"Bill took those pics, while an employee. Still best friends and he still helps out when he can 20 yrs later"

In addition, I would like to verify that I am indeed the user "Nimaid" on Wikipedia.